Wow.....talk about Owning™!

Four or so years ago I would have no problem including Newton in that list. But the Long/Gilmour (as well as a number of other blatant head shots) incident left a nasty taste in my mouth.

Apart from Long has played 2 seasons more than Deacon and Deacon wasn't first choice kicker until 2002

Well edited.

Scully was our first choice kicker for 3 1/2 seasons and Lyon for a season after that accruing about 450 goals between them. That time Longy was just part time.
Just imagine if he did it full time and showed some interest in kicking he would be setting superleague records for kicking. So you got to say his 1000 + goals have been on a casual basis, I think he has also achieved 1 of his 3 Lance Todd Trophies on his kicking performance.
So when people slag him off for being a bad goalkicker...people need to know the facts.

kicking alot of goals is more reliant upon how many trys your team scores rather than the kicking skill imo

And we score fecking gazillions!!!!!!!! (Well, 218 last season)

Despite only having the main kicking duties at Saints for half of his 12 seasons at the club, he is still our second highest points scorer in history.
940 goals, 20 drop goals and 152 tries is not to be sniffed at.

Longy stopped being our first choice kicker in 2004, in the seasons 2005 and 2006 he did very little goal kicking, that honour was given to Scully.
As far as trys are concerned he is no 1 in superleague from a half back point of view.

Also Cunningham is the top hooker for tries in superleague.
Also Wellens is the top full back for tries in superleague.
Also Gardener is the top winger for tries in superleague.

A season start that Penrith fans could only dream of.

It is only fair that Saints get 4 for a try and other teams get 6, it evens out the competition. It would work better than a salary cap any day of the week.

Tom Briscoe, yeaman, G. Horne, Calderwood, Horne, Thorman, Dowes, Radofrd, Tickle, Washbrook, Thackray, Burnett - played both games so far